The Arizona Diamondbacks are World Series Champions!

November 1, 2012: John McDonald hit just .178 in the playoffs and just .167 in the World Series, but he will long be remembered as a World Series hero since his 3-run home run in the 4th inning of Game 7 turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead that held up as the final score. McDonald of course also hit a grand slam the day before in a game 6 rout. Miguel Montero and Chris Johnson set the table for McDonald with singles preceding his big blast.

Trevor Cahill went 6 innings for the win, his first win of the Series but his 4th of the playoffs. David Hernandez struck out 3 in 2 scoreless innings, and JJ Putz earned the save. Pinch hitter Delmon Young ended the game with a ground out with a runner on 1st.

Aaron Hill earns the World Series MVP. He didn't hit a 3-run homer in Game 7 like McDonald, but he did win game 2 with a walk-off 3-run homer and hit .370 for the Series.

BOXSCORE: 2012 Detroit Tigers At 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks          11/1/2012
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Jackson CF        4  1  1  0 .260     A.Eaton CF          3  0  0  0 .299  
  Q.Berry LF          4  1  1  1 .294   C-C.Young CF          0  0  0  0 .125  
H-D.Young PH          1  0  0  0 .214     A.Hill 2B           4  0  1  0 .310  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  1  1 .359     J.Kubel LF          4  0  1  0 .186  
  P.Fielder 1B        3  0  1  0 .227   D-G.Parra LF          0  0  0  0 .176  
  A.Dirks RF          4  0  1  0 .350     P.Goldschmidt 1B    2  0  1  0 .351  
  J.Peralta SS        3  0  0  0 .210     J.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .288  
  A.Avila C           4  0  0  0 .171     M.Montero C         4  1  1  0 .383  
  O.Infante 2B        3  0  0  0 .261     C.Johnson 3B        4  1  3  0 .328  
F-R.Santiago PH       1  0  0  0 .000   E-W.Bloomquist 3B     0  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Scherzer P        1  0  0  0 .000     J.McDonald SS       4  1  1  3 .178  
A-A.Garcia PH         1  0  0  0 .438     T.Cahill P          3  0  1  0 .273  
  P.Coke P            0  0  0  0 ----     D.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 .000  
G-B.Boesch PH         1  0  1  0 .500   B-C.Ransom PH         1  0  0  0 .143  
                                          J.Putz P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  6  2                 Totals      33  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Scherzer In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Eaton In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Kubel In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Johnson In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Infante In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Coke In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Berry In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Diamondbacks.... 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0    -  3  9  1
 
Tigers (10-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Scherzer LOSS(0-2)      5       7   3   3   2   7   1  83   2.83
P.Coke                    3       2   0   0   1   4   0  39   2.35
Totals                    8       9   3   3   3  11   1
 
Diamondbacks (11-6)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Cahill WIN(4-0)         6       5   2   2   3   6   0  95   3.69
D.Hernandez HOLD(4th)     2       0   0   0   0   3   0  26   0.00
J.Putz SAVE(6th)          1       1   0   0   0   1   0  12   3.48
Totals                    9       6   2   2   3  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,000 DATE- Thursday, November 1st 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dale Scott, Bill Miller, Dan Iassogna, C.B. Bucknor
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 9  Diamondbacks: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Diamondbacks: 0
ERRORS- T.Cahill
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(3rd), A.Hill(4th), P.Goldschmidt(5th)
TRIPLES- Q.Berry(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.McDonald(3rd)
RBIs- Q.Berry(3rd), M.Cabrera(17th), J.McDonald-3(11th)
WALKS- A.Jackson, J.Peralta, M.Scherzer, A.Eaton, P.Goldschmidt-2
HIT BY PITCH- P.Fielder
STRIKE OUTS- A.Jackson, M.Cabrera-2, P.Fielder, A.Dirks-2, J.Peralta-2, A.Avila,
             O.Infante, A.Eaton, J.Kubel-3, P.Goldschmidt, J.Upton, M.Montero,
             C.Johnson, J.McDonald, T.Cahill, C.Ransom
RLISP 2-out- A.Avila, M.Montero-3, A.Hill, Q.Berry-2, J.Upton
 
44,000 fans were treated to a fine game at Chase Field as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Arizona Diamondbacks won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
 
Detroit lost it in the 4th inning when Arizona did all their damage when they
came up with 3 runs on 3 hits.  The key at-bat was by John McDonald who
excited the crowd when he lofted a three-run bomb.  Both teams' bats went to
sleep after the 4th inning with no runs scored after that point.  
 
Trevor Cahill(4-0) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Cahill got
help from J.J. Putz who was credited with his 6th save.  Max Scherzer(0-2)
took the loss.